User`s manual

AIMB-740/741 User’s Manual 2
Chapter 1 Hardware Configuration
1.1 Introduction
Advantech's AIMB-740/AIMB-741 series industrial motherboard is
designed based on the standard ATX form factor with additional indus-
trial features such as long product life, high reliability and manageability.
It is flexible to be installed in a commercial PC chassis or in an industrial
grade rack mounting chassis. It meets the requirements of a variety of
applications where a commercial motherboard cannot fit.
The AIMB-740 and AIMB-741 utilize Intel 845GV and 845E, respec-
tively. They support socket 478 Pentium 4/Celeron processor (FSB 400/
533MHz) up to 3.06 GHz. In addition to high-speed processor, it sup-
ports up to 2GB DDR memory with 2 DIMM sockets on board.
The AIMB-740 comes with the 845GV integrated VGA controller pro-
viding superior display performance, while the AIMB-741 provides an
AGP 4X slot to support a VGA add-on card. Dual Intel 82551/82562 10/
100Base-T Ethernet controller or single Intel 82541 10/100/1000Base-T
Ethernet controller are available on the AIMB-740/741 series. The high
reliability and excellent performance provided by Intel Ethernet control-
ler are crucial for various network applications. AIMB-740/741 also
offers an exclusive feature of USB2.0 which provides high data transfer
rate up to 480 Mb/sec.
A backup of CMOS data is stored in the Flash memory, which protects
BIOS setup data even after a battery failure. Also included is a 255-level
watchdog timer, which resets the CPU or generates an interrupt if a pro-
gram cannot be executed normally. This enables reliable operation in
unattended environments.
The remote management interface enables the AIMB-740/741 to be man-
aged through Ethernet when it is connected to the SNMP-1000 Remote
HTTP/SNMP System Manager.
Note: Some of the features mentioned above are not
available with all models. For more information
about the specifications of a particular model,
see Section 1.3: Specifications.